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I completely agree with you! I've been saying the same thing for a little while now. I know a lot of people who are like "OMGZ VALENTINEZ DAY SUX ITZ JUS FOR DA MONIEZZZ", and to state it quite simple it annoys the crap outta me.

Look at Christmas. It's not even about Jesus or anything anymore. You never hear someone saying OMGZ I HATEZ CHRISTMAS. Hell, I'm not even Christian and I celebrate Christmas.

Most people who complain about it are only trying to seem smart. It sounds harsh, but it seems more and more apparent to me when I hear someone complaining. They're bitter and trying to seem superior most of the time.

This is going to be my first real Valentines Day spent with someone. I'm very happy, but I was never unhappy spending it alone. I've always loved the holiday, it's a great reason to be extra nice to everyone. Love doesn't need to be celebrated only if it's romantic! I always make cards (see? I make them! Hallmark ain't makin' no cashmoney on me!) for my friends and my mother. People don't realize how appreciated these kind of gestures are...I made a few people cry with my cute little notes in the cards.

Everything is taken by corporations to make money, but so what? Money is just money. People who are above that superficial nonsense shouldn't give a crap anyways. Let them be greedy. If people really cared that much about commercialism, they'd stop celebrating their birthdays and all holidays. It's damned hypocrisy, I say.

And it wasn't a holiday created by Hallmark, it's celebrating an actual historic event. And we should be thankful just being able to celebrate the holiday! In Saudi Arabia it's been OUTLAWED because it's "western culture".

Valentine's Day isn't for money or couples. It's for anyone who loves anyone in any type of way.

Wow, you two are the first people I've found who agree xd Maybe I'm not looking hard enough or have difficult friends, I don't know.

I made all of my cards and stuff this year because it's too hard finding cards that fit everyone. I did get some Cookie Monster cards I saw gonk They were cute. I didn't even pass them out. I just wanted them xD

I don't think it was created by Hallmark, but it'd probably be a great opportunity to make money, like Halloween. Maybe I should start selling roses and boxes of chocolate... which sell way more than cards, anyway.

Always the buisnesswoman in me... *sigh* Well, money is money. Anyone wanna buy something?

Nope. But next year it must be.

What I think is really strange is that in Spanish (which is based almost completely on Latin), "Vale" (from valer, "to value, to be worth") means "it values," and the suffix "tin" means "Very small" (and without affectionate connotations, such as the suffix "ito" or even "illo.")
So would "Valentine's" mean "It values little" or "It has little value?" Conjecture, conjecture...
Interesting... Wasn't the holiday named after a Saint?